Bernhard Droog
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Bernhard Droog (5 January 1921 in
Early life
Droog was born to Dutch parents living in Germany. He lived there until 1936, when the family decided to return to the Netherlands and moved to the city of Haarlem. Droog took up employment in a chemist's laboratory, and continued this work after another move to The Hague. He initially studied singing, with a view to joining an opera company (his parents had worked as semi-professional opera singers) but in 1945 he became a member of a theatre group run by Pierre Balledux, for whom he would make over 300 appearances.[2]
Film career
Droog's film debut came in 1955 in the role of Leraar in
After the early 1960s, Droog's film appearances became sporadic as he worked mainly in theatre and television. However he made notable appearances in
Death
The last decade of Droog's life was spent out of the public eye. He died of pneumonia on 22 December 2009, aged 88.[2]
Filmography
- 1953: Rechter Thomas (dir. Walter Smith)
- 1955: Ciske de Rat (dir. Wolfgang Staudte) - Leraar
- 1957: De vliegende Hollander (dir. Gerard Rutten)
- 1957: Kleren Maken de Man (dir. Georg Jacoby)
- 1958: Dorp aan de rivier (dir. Fons Rademakers) - Cis den Dove
- 1958: Fanfare (dir. Bert Haanstra) - Krijns
- 1960: De zaak M.P. (dir. Bert Haanstra) - Jef
- 1961: De Laatste Passagier (dir. Jef van der Heyden) - Maartjes vader
- 1962: Kermis in de Regen (dir. Kees Brusse) - Eigenaar gestolen auto (uncredited)
- 1962: De Overval (dir. Paul Rotha) - Jellema
- 1963: Fietsen naar de Maan (dir. Jef van der Heyden) - Politieagent Henk Egmond
- 1964: Spuit elf (dir. Paul Cammermans) - Pastoor
- 1971: Wat zien ik (dir. Paul Verhoeven) - Bob de Vries
- 1978: Pastorale 1943 (dir. Wim Verstappen) - Poerstamper
- 1979: Kort Amerikaans (dir. Guido Pieters) - Van Grouw
- 1979: Erik of het klein insectenboek (TV Series, dir. Hank Onrust) - Bij
- 1979: Een pak slaag (dir. Bert Haanstra) - Vrijst
- 1980: De Verjaring (TV Movie, dir. Kees Brusse) - Guus
- 1987: De ratelrat (dir. Wim Verstappen) - Commissaris
- 1997: Character (dir. Mike van Diem)[3] - Stroomkoning (final film role)
References
- ^ Nu.nl obituary (Dutch)
- ^ a b Career overview at NRC Handelsblad (Dutch)
- ^ Bernhard Droog at imdb.com
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